Monetaria moneta ( Linnaeus, 1758 )

Zvonareva, Sofya & Kantor, Yuri, 2016, Cheсklist of gastropod molluscs in mangroves of Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, Zootaxa 4162 (3), pp. 401-437 : 418

Monetaria moneta ( Linnaeus, 1758)

Figs 6A–B

Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 .

Cypraea (Erosaria) moneta: Okutani 2000: 238 –239, pl. 119, fig. 80. Monetaria (Monetaria) moneta moneta: Thach 2005: 81 –82, pl. 20, figs 21–24. Monetaria moneta: Poppe 2008a: 410 –411, pl. 150, figs 1–4.

Material examined. Dam Bay, mangrove plantation, 2 specimens. Abundance. Rare.

Measurements. Up to 35 mm ( Okutani 2000).

Ecological notes. Occurs on rocky bottoms and coral reefs in intertidal zone ( Okutani 2000). In studied site it was found on mud surface in lowest part of intertidal zone. Relation to mangroves. Eurybiotic.

Distribution in Vietnam. Central coast, southern delta ( Thach 2005). General distribution. From Japan to tropical IWP ( Okutani 2000).

Figures

FIGURE 6. A – B. Monetaria moneta (26 mm). C – D. Monetaria annulus (25 mm). E – F. Sermyla riqueti (10 mm). G – H. Sermyla riqueti (7 mm). I – J. Littoraria lutea (36 mm). K – L. Littoraria lutea (23 mm). M – N. Littoraria lutea (29 mm). O – P. Littoraria ardouiniana (16 mm). Q – R. Littoraria scabra (36 mm). S – T. Littoraria carinifera (18 mm). U – V. Littoraria pallescens (24 mm). W – X. Littoraria pallescens (12 mm). Y – Z. Littoraria ardouiniana (14 mm). AA – AB. Littoraria intermedia (14 mm).